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| Charlie Warzel / New York Times: |
While social media platforms did not create QAnon, they helped it go mainstream via recommendation systems designed to prioritize engagement — A supporter of the dangerous conspiracy theory is most likely headed to Congress. The social media platforms have some soul-searching to do.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
With its ban on cloud gaming services and now the removal of Fortnite, Apple is at the risk of losing a generation of young, game-loving smartphone owners — Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter …
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Laptop Mag, CNN, and Pocketnow
Tweets: @omarsultan, @alexhern, @zck, @carnage4life, @matt_silverman, @jon_alper, @starfire2258, and @albertwenger
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
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BGR India, Investor's Business Daily, Redmond Pie, Benjamin Mayo, and Protocol
Tweets: @mdkail, @quinnypig, @bzamayo, @neilcybart, and @reckless
| Amit Katwala / WIRED UK: |
Tens of thousands of UK high school students were downgraded from teacher estimates by an algorithm that replaced exams, affecting university applications — Even with the late changes, GCSE and A-Level results still highlight the flaws in a biased education system
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The Guardian, Sky News, BBC, BBC, and Sky News
| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
In a new Instagram update, Facebook has started replacing the Instagram DM icon with Messenger's logo, although cross-messaging is still not functional — You might see this pop-up when you open Instagram — Facebook appears to flipping the switch on integrating the chat systems for Instagram and Messenger.
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9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechRadar, AppleInsider, Axios, BGR India, iMore, Bloomberg, and Neowin
Tweets: @blackbeard, @chriswelch, @damienics, @sarahfrier, @sheeraf, @chriswelch, @chrismessina, @ourielohayon, @jason_kint, @jonrussell, and @stevekopack
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
As schools adopt remote learning or hybrid reopening models, US students face a laptop shortage, particularly of low-cost Chromebooks popular at K-8 schools — American students are facing a shortage of laptops, particularly low-cost Chromebooks popular in K-8 schools …
Tweets: @crampell, @samharrelson, and @jessedamiani
| Biz Carson / Protocol: |
Interviews with 20+ founders and investors provide an inside look at Y Combinator's virtual W20 Demo Day, which saw some companies lower their target valuations — It was four weeks before Y Combinator's scheduled March 2020 Demo Day, and the pressure was on Helena Merk as she tried to pivot her startup idea ahead of the big pitch.
Tweets: @abrams, @martinsfp, @triketora, @bizcarson, @bizcarson, @protocol, @bizcarson, @bizcarson, and @bizcarson. Thanks:@bizcarson
| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Telegram has launched an alpha version of one-on-one video calls in its Android and iOS apps, says all calls will be end-to-end encrypted — The company plans to add improvements to the alpha feature in coming months — Secure messaging app Telegram has launched an alpha version …
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Telegram, Android Police, SlashGear, Digital Trends, Engadget, Neowin, 9to5Mac, BGR India, The Next Web, Android Central, Pocketnow, Gizchina, iMore, and Gizmodo
| TheQuint: |
India announces National Digital Health Mission for digitizing citizens' health records; enrollment in the initiative will be voluntary — Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government's National Digital Health Mission on 15 August. So what is it?| Aliya S. King / LEVEL: |
An oral history of hip-hop sites like UBO, Hookt, and 360HipHop which raised millions before becoming the early casualties of the first dot-com bubble — It wasn't just Pets.com and eToys — 20 years ago, a slew of hip-hop and ‘urban’ sites became early casualties of the first dot-com bubble
Tweets: @levelmag, @levelmag, @joncaramanica, @simonowens, @jaysonrodriguez, and @provenself
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Researchers detail XCSSET, a newly discovered macOS malware that spreads through Xcode projects; it is not yet clear how XCSSET is infecting Xcode projects — XCSSET malware focuses on exploiting Safari and other browsers. — Xcode projects are being exploited to spread a form … | Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Trump's new EO forces ByteDance to sell or spin off its US TikTok business within 90 days instead of 45 days and destroy all copies of TikTok data of US users — - President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday that will force China's ByteDance to sell or spin off its U.S. TikTok business within 90 days.
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Reuters, Wired, MacRumors, PingWest, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, CNET, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, Slate, The Verge, Engadget, MSPoweruser, Associated Press, CNN, Public Pool, Politico, iMore, Axios, The Hill, AppleInsider, Boing Boing, Business Insider, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @lanceulanoff, @nyi_news, @aclu, @thekenyeung, @lorakolodny, and @alexsalvinews
| Angela Lashbrook / OneZero : |
Quick Reactions to Instagram Stories convey little when used, confuse people when they're absent, make some people feel obliged to use them — Research shows that a modicum of extra effort in online conversations goes a long way — When Instagram introduced the option to “heart” … Sponsor Posts
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